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Puerta de Bisagra |
The Puerta de Bisagra (originally Bab al-Saqra, also called 'Puerta de Alfonso VI ') is a city gate of Toledo, Spain, built in the 10th century, in the time of the taifa of Toledo. It is also called 'Bisagra Antigua' to distinguish it from the Puerta de Bisagra Nueva which was built in 1559. The gat... |
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El Greco museum |
El Greco museum, located in the city of Toledo (Spain), contains works of Mannerist painter Domenikos Theotokopoulos, born in Crete, but who produced most of his work in the city of Toledo. The institution was opened in 1911 as a house museum to collect works of the artist (during long time not very... |
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San Juan de los Reyes Monastery |
The Monasterio de San Juan de los Reyes (English: Monastery of Saint John of the Kings) is a historic monastery in Toledo, Spain, built by the Catholic Monarchs (1477-1504).
This monastery was founded by King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile to commemorate both the birth of th... |
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Mosque of Cristo de la Luz |
The Mosque of Cristo de la Luz is a former mosque in Toledo, Spain, the only one of the ten once existing in the city which remains largely as it was in the Moorish period. It was then known as Mezquita Bab-al-Mardum, deriving its name from the city gate Bab al-Mardum. It is located near the Puerta ... |
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Church of Santo Tomé in Toledo |
Church of Santo Tomé is a church built in 14th century in Toledo. Noteworthy is the magnificent square brick and edged stonework Mudejar tower. Its interior houses El Greco's masterpiece: El Entierro del Señor de Orgaz ("The Burial of the Lord of Orgaz"). |
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Renaissance Hospital of Tavera |
Renaissance Hospital of Tavera (Duque of Lerma Museum) was founded by Cardinal Juan Tavera in 1541. Its façade of classic Italian style with padding stone gives access to a paired Renaissance courtyard with Dorian columns separated by a small central gallery, built by Alonso de Covarrubias. The foun... |
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Cambrón Gate |
The Cambrón Gate (Puerta del Cambron) is a gate located in the west of the city of Toledo, accessible from this part through the wall.Its name derives from the thorny plants, thorn, that grew in this place. Its present appearance is the result of reconstruction work from 1572 to 1577 that was rename... |
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Círculo de Arte in Toledo |
Círculo de Arte in Toledo is an old Moorish church converted into center of culture and entertainment. It is located in the Church of San Vicente, and holds exhibitions, concerts, cultural activities of all kinds and on weekends at night it becomes a club. It is place of former headquarters of the I... |
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Synagogue of El Transito |
The Synagogue of El Transito (Spanish: Sinagoga del Tránsito) is a historical building in Toledo, Spain, founded by Samuel ha-Levi in 1336. Samuel ha-Levi was a diplomat and treasurer at the court of Peter of Castile. After the expulsion of the city's Jews under the Alhambra decree in 1492, the Syna... |
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Santa María la Blanca |
Santa María la Blanca (literally Saint Mary the White, originally known as the Ibn Shushan Synagogue, or commonly "The Congregational Synagogue of Toledo'") is a museum and former synagogue in Toledo, Spain. Erected in 1180, it is disputably considered the oldest synagogue building in Europe still s... |
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